Lock for garment-pockets.



E. E. SQUIRE. LOCK FOR GARMENT POGKETS. APPL IOATION FILED APR. 7, 1911.

Patented Feb. ,1912.

EDWIN E. SQUIR'E, 0F BLACK DIAMOND, CALIFORNIA.

LOCK FOR GARMENT-POCKETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 7, 1911.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

Serial No. 619,628.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN E. SQUIRE, citizen of the United States, residing at Black Diamond, in the county of Contra Costa and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looks for GarmentPockets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its primary object a simple and efiicient construction of device for use in looking the pockets of garments, whereby all attempts to pick the pocket will be frustrated, and all liability of accidentally dropping the watch, money or the like out of the pocket will be precluded. And the invention also has for its object a device of this character in which the latch is so disposed that it can only be reached from the inside of the garment, so that it will be entirely out of sight and not accessible to any one except the wearer.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is an inner face view of a portion of a garment provided with my improved pocket lock device; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the parts being shown separated and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the parts detached.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawing by the same reference characters.

My improved lock comprises a plate 1 which is formed with any number of apertures 2 through which stitching may pass so as to secure the plate to the garment, said plate being also formed with a slot 8 and a preferably tubular keeper 4 at one side of the slot, namely, below the same in the operative position of the device.

5 designates a hasp or latch, which is preferably curved as shown, and which is pivoted at one end to the plate 1 so as to swing in a plane parallel to the adjoining face of the plate, the relatively free end of the latch being designed to pass the slot 3 and lodge in the keeper 4: when the latch is in closed position.

6 designates an eye which is designed to be inserted in and through the slot 3 for engagement by the latch 5, the eye being formed with outwardly turned ends 7 whereby it maybe secured by stitching or the like to one of the parts of the pocket.

Preferably, the plate 1 is formed with a protuberance or bulge 8 designed for engagement by the latch 5, so as to hold the latch in closed position after it has snapped past the protuberance.

In the preferred manner of using my improved pocket lock, the plate 1 is secured by stitching or the like to the inner lining of the garment, for instance a waistcoat, and the adjoining inner lining of the pocket is cut out and stitched, as at 9, to form an opening in the nature of a buttonhole, this opening registering with the slot 3 of the plate 1. The eye 6 is secured to the outer lining of the pocket, that is, the outermost wall of the pocket, and projects inwardly, whereby it may be easily inserted through the opening 9 and in and through the slot 3 where it may be engaged by the latch 5, the pocket being thereby securely held in closed position.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple, durable and eflicient construct-ion of safety pocket whereby the latch being positioned on the inner side of the garment is only accessible to the wearer thereof, no part of the lock being apparent on the outer side of the wearing apparel. Hence it will be noted that the device is in no wise obtrusive, that the provision of the looking at tachment does not uncomfortably thicken the pocket, and that the pocket will be securely held closed so as to protect the contents thereof from thieves or from loss.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is 1. The combination with a garment provided with a pocket having an outer lining and an inner lining, the latter being formed with an opening extending therethrough, of

to extend through said slot, and a latch pivotally connected to the plate and having a relatively free end adapted to extend across the slot through the eye and into the keeper.

2. The combination with a garment provided with a pocket having an outer lining and an inner lining, the latter being formed With an opening extending therethrough, of a plate secured garment and formed with a slot registering with said opening and provided With a keeper at one' side of said'slot, an eye secured to the outer lining of the pocket and projecting inwardly therefrom and adapted to the inner side of the to extend through said slot, and a latch pivotally connected to the plate and having a relatively free end adapted to extend across the slot through the eye and into the keeper, the plate being formed With a protuberance past which the latch is adapted to snap, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa ture in presence of tWo witnesses.

EDWIN E. SQUIRE.

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' Washington, D. C. 

